Growth and seed yield of three perennial grains within monocultures and mixed stands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-11

  Piper, Jon K ^a  

^a THE LAND INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmanthus illinoensis; Leymus racemosus; Perennial grains; Polyculture; Relative yield total; Soil; Tripsacum dactyloides

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EASTERN GAMAGRASS; ILLINOIS BUNDLEFLOWER; MAMMOTH WILDRYE; SEED YIELD; YIELD;

DESMANTHUS ILLINOENSIS; LEYMUS RACEMOSUS; TRIPSACUM DACTYLOIDES;

EID: 0031967609     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00097-2     Document Type: Article

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